Mulch

Mulching of rice straw in maize
Mulching of rice straw in potato

Rice straw could be used as mulch for other crops like wheat, maize, sugarcane, sunflower, soybean, potato, chili etc. In one side, it would improve crop yield in dry land and water stress condition by conserving soil moisture and on the other hand, could save irrigation water of about 7 to 40 cm.